From Screaming Eagle to Sine Qua Non, The History of Cult Wines in the U.S. | Wine Enthusiast

Have you ever wondered what cult wines are and how they came to be? Discover their auspicious origin stories here. Twice a year, California winery Sine Qua Non sends out a note to its substantial waitlist. “If there is ever a task that I, good old Manfred, don’t like to perform, it is writing and sending this note,” wrote co-owner Manfred  Krankl in a 2019  missive. “Communicating about wines  we sadly don’t have enough  to offer to everyone interested is clearly a miserable task… Thank you so much for your patience and kindness. It is… Read More

We Asked 15 Sommeliers: What’s the Most Expensive Wine You Ever Tasted? 

“One of my favorite aspects of the wine community is the culture of sharing,” says one sommelier. If Petrus, Domaine de la Romanée-Conti La Tâche, or Screaming Eagle are on the table, we’re inclined to agree. Learn about 15 wine professionals’ most expensive wines here. Domaine de la Romanée-Conti. Screaming Eagle. Petrus. Château Margaux. We asked wine professionals across the country to share the most incredible (and incredibly pricey) wines they’ve ever tasted, and their answers are unsurprisingly enviable. Here are the most expensive wines 15 sommeliers have had the pleasure of… Read More